Maria Stepanova (poet)

Maria Stepanova

 
Stepanova in 2006
Stepanova in 2006
Born (1972-06-09) June 9, 1972 (age 52)
Moscow, RSFSR
OccupationPoet
Alma materMaxim Gorky Literature Institute

Maria Mikhailovna Stepanova (Russian: Мари́я Миха́йловна Степа́нова; born June 9, 1972) is a Russian poet, novelist, and journalist. She is the current editor of Colta.ru, an online publication specializing in arts and culture. In 2005, she won the prestigious Andrei Bely Prize for poetry. More recently, she also received the 2017–2018 Big Book Prize for her novel In Memory of Memory (Pamyati pamyati).